Download Protein Synthesis Study Guide 1. What is the “central dogma” of

Protein Synthesis Study Guide
1. What is the “central dogma” of biology?
2. What are the three differences between RNA and DNA?
3. What is the process of transcription?
4. Where does transcription occur? Why?
5. What are the three types of RNA? What do they do?
6. Explain the process of translation. How do the different types of RNA work together?
7. What is a codon?
8. How does a ribosome know where to start and stop translation?
9. What is an anticodon? Where are anticodons located?
10. What type of bond links amino acids together?
11. What is mRNA processing? What are the three steps?
12. What is a gene?
13. What is a point or substitution mutation?
14. What is a frameshift mutation? What are the two types?
15. Why do most mutations have no effect on the organism?
16. You will need to be able to replicate a DNA strand, transcribe it into mRNA, and
translate that mRNA into amino acids using the codon chart. If you need practice, look in
the book or online for DNA sequences to work with.